Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series)

Prototype (1997)

Clancy Brown: Lex Luthor

Quotes 

• Lois Lane : [LexCorp unveils the prototype battle suit]  Trying to put the Man of Steel out of business, Lex?

  Lex Luthor : I would think, Ms. Lane, that with your knack for getting into trouble, you'd appreciate a few extra rescuers.

  [laughter] 

  Clark Kent : Touche.

  Lois Lane : Whose side are you on?

• Lex Luthor : What is it?

  Maggie Sawyer : A five-alarm fire at Cooper Towers. There are civilians trapped on the roof.

  Lex Luthor : Ah. An excellent opportunity to test the prototype in action.

  Maggie Sawyer : Fighting fires is hardly in the S.C.U.'s jurisdiction.

  Lex Luthor : But saving lives is.

• Lex Luthor : [thinking that Mills is unconscious, Lex pulls out his phone]  Get me Security. Yes, there's some garbage that needs to be disposed of.

  Sgt. Corey Mills : [crushing Lex's phone]  It's been recycled.

• Sgt. Corey Mills : [demonstrating the LexCorp battle suit's capabilities]  The Series Alpha police battle suit is a totally self-contained fighting machine. In addition to being virtually invulnerable, it sports a powerful cache of weapons, including black-light lasers... an impact grenade launcher... jet packs for flight... infrared scopes for night vision...

  John Henry Irons : [quietly to Lex]  Lex, this is a mistake. It's too soon.

  Lex Luthor : There is a time and a place for dissension, Mr. Irons, but never with me.

  Sgt. Corey Mills : ...and the agility and strength of 20 men.

• John Henry Irons : But, Lex, this goes way beyond biofeedback. This man's entire nervous system is integrated into the suit. We've got to consider the psychological effects, the aggression factor.

  Lex Luthor : *If* there are problems, we'll deal with them as they arise.

  John Henry Irons : That's not how I operate.

  Lex Luthor : Oh, yes, it is. You work for me, remember?

  John Henry Irons : [setting his ID badge on the desk]  Not anymore.

• Lex Luthor : The LexCorp police battle suit is the last word in law enforcement. Once the Metropolis city council approves the prototype, LexCorp is prepared to build enough suits to create a police force where each individual officer is as efficient as Superman.

• Lex Luthor : Something I can do for you, Sgt. Mills?

  Sgt. Corey Mills : They're after me.

  Lex Luthor : Who?

  Sgt. Corey Mills : Who? Superman, the S.C.U. Everybody! They want the suit, but they can't have it. I need it. I have a purpose.

  Lex Luthor : Of course you do. If you remember, I created that purpose.

  Sgt. Corey Mills : Then you can explain it to them. You can make them understand.

  Lex Luthor : Of course I can. We'll go see them together and straighten this all out. There's no problem I can't solve.

  [he inserts a jamming device into a hole in the suit, which paralyzes Mills] 

  Lex Luthor : See? Problem solved.